Delta Class Runabout
The Delta class was created from the efforts of the crew of the USS Voyager to establish a new, formidable and multi-purpose small craft that could perform tasks well above and beyond that of the Intrepid class' standard shuttlecraft as they suffered from being cramped, short-ranged and limited in capabilities; hampering Voyager's efforts to get home from their estimated 70+ year journey through the Delta Quadrant.
When Voyager returned to the Alpha Quadrant, the Starfleet Corps of Engineers immediately began to implement the design with a few upgrades to the Starfleet systems that Voyager didn't have during the ship's construction. Although somewhat resource-intensive for a runabout, it paid itself off two-fold in its usefulness and abilities. Over the next twenty years they remained a popular choice aboard exploration vessels, though they never truly supplanted the more adaptable and less maintenance-intensive Danube-class.
Specifications
| Type: | Runabout (RB) |
| Size | |
|---|---|
| Length: | 21 Meters |
| Width: | 12.2 Meters |
| Height: | 5.3 Meters (1 Deck) |
| Weight: | N/A |
| Crew | |
| Standard: | Varies depending on role. Standard: 1-4 (Pilot, Tactical Officer, Engineer, Sensor Operator) in standard configuration. Passengers: Up to 10 passengers/specialists in standard configuration. |
| Emergency: | 45 |
| Warp Engines | |
| Type: | 2 Main Warp Engines |
| Cruise Speed: | 6.0 |
| Sustainable Speed: | 7.0 |
| Emergency Speed: | 9.0 (6 hour automatic shutdown) |
| Impulse Engines | |
| Type: | 1 Main Impulse Engines (Type 5) |
| Max Impulse: | .9 C |
| Defensive Systems | |
| Type: | Type 3 Main Shield Generator (MSG-3) |
| Other: | None |
| Offensive Systems | |
| Phasers: | Standard: 2 banks of 2 Type 3 (2F). 2 banks of 2 Type 3 (1A/180). |
| Torpedoes: | Standard: 2 Micro-launchers (2F). Payload: 8 Micro-torpedoes. |
| Other: | None |
| Computer Systems | |
| Type: | Daystrom Industries HSCS-3 |
| Tractor/Repulsor | |
| Type: | Type Alpha Tractor (F) |
| Shuttles | |
| Type: | N/A |
| Fighters | |
| Type: | N/A |
| Sensors | |
| Type: | Andorian Industries FSMSA-1 |
| Combat Ratings | |
| Offensive: | N/A% |
| Defensive: | N/A% |
| Maneuvering: | N/A% |
| CER: | N/A% |
